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What a delicious poem you have written, Margaret. Strawberries are so delicious this time of year, aren't they? And it sounds as if you are making smoothies. Add some kale and turmeric as well!) And never mind the beets!

The cook in me just loves this poem. We do enjoy a surfeit of produce at the moment, be it strawberries, tomatoes or zucchini. It is time to enjoy them all (even with a handful of spinach) before winter comes back.

strawberries with spinach...wow...i never tried this but oh i love strawberries...they so speak to me of summer and when it is season i really have strawberries each day - ha - love how you capture summer's smile with this margaret..walking a rainbow...cool

Farmer's markets are true wonderlands, heavy on my mind today; just saw THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY, & the scenes in the marketplaces in France were just as you have described them; lovely response to Claudia's sketch.

After reading all the comments I can say you have expressed many of our own feelings brought to life through Claudia's art and your words.....and even a great idea for Claudia to start to offer her art for sale from her own website!! This would be great with your poem right next to it on a wall!!

Palm a poem as if fragile even if the words are bold. Let them sink into your skin as if moonlight, let them flow through your veins until they become ordinary - for only then will we know they nourished.

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"What should I say about your tendency to doubt your struggle or to harmonize your inner and outer life? My wish is ever strong that you find enough patience within you and enough simplicity to have faith. May you gain more and more trust in what is challenging, and confidence in the solitude you bear. Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right in any case." (Rainer Maria Rilke) Furnborg, Jonsered, Sweden, November 4, 1904 Letters to a Young Poet